Associate Director

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Job Title: SAP Program Director – West Region

Experience :  16+ Years

Job Location: Mumbai / Pune / Ahmedabad

Mode of Work: Work from office

Department: SAP Consulting Practice
Reports To: Head of Consulting / Delivery Director

Job Summary:                             

• We are seeking an experienced SAP Program Director with 18+ years of hands-on SAP implementation and delivery experience to lead and govern large SAP transformation programs across the West Region. The role requires a seasoned leader who can drive regional delivery excellence, manage strategic customer relationships, provide executive-level governance, and directly lead one or two critical SAP implementation programs when required.


• The ideal candidate will possess a strong blend of SAP functional and implementation expertise, program management, stakeholder management, commercial acumen, and people leadership. The individual should be capable of managing complex SAP S/4HANA transformation initiatives while simultaneously overseeing a portfolio of regional projects.

Key Responsibilities

Regional Delivery Governance

• Lead and oversee SAP implementation projects across the West Region.


• Ensure successful delivery of projects within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.


• Establish delivery governance frameworks, project reviews, and escalation mechanisms.


• Monitor project health, risks, financial performance, resource utilization, and customer satisfaction.
  
  

Program Management

• Directly manage one or two strategic SAP implementation programs as Program Manager when required.


• Drive end-to-end execution of SAP S/4HANA, ECC, Cloud, Rollout, Upgrade, and Transformation projects.


• Ensure adherence to SAP Activate methodology, PMO standards, and delivery best practices.


• Lead Steering Committee meetings and executive governance reviews.
  
  

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a trusted advisor to client leadership and executive sponsors.


• Build strong relationships with CXOs, Business Leaders, and IT stakeholders.


• Manage project escalations and drive timely resolution of critical issues.


• Conduct executive-level presentations and status reviews.
  
  

Commercial & Financial Management

• Own project and portfolio financial performance.


• Review project forecasts, revenue realization, margins, and billing milestones.


• Govern change requests, contract compliance, and commercial commitments.


• Support business growth through account mining and opportunity identification.

Resource & Team Leadership

•    Lead Project Managers, Solution Architects, Functional Leads, and Delivery Teams.
•    Drive resource planning, utilization, mentoring, and capability development.
•    Build a high-performance culture focused on delivery excellence and customer success.
•    Support hiring and retention of key talent within the SAP practice.

Risk & Quality Management

•    Proactively identify and mitigate program risks and dependencies.
•    Ensure compliance with organizational governance standards.
•    Drive recovery plans for challenged projects.
•    Promote continuous improvement and lessons learned across engagements.
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Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Technology, Computer Science, or related field.


• MBA or Postgraduate Management qualification preferred.


• 18+ years of SAP Consulting and Implementation experience.


• 10+ years of Program / Portfolio Management experience.


• Proven track record of managing multiple SAP implementation programs.


• Strong experience in SAP S/4HANA transformations and large-scale ERP implementations.
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  Preferred Certifications
  •    PMP (Project Management Professional) Certification.
  •    SAP Activate Project Manager Certification.
  •    PRINCE2 Certification (Good to Have).
  •    Agile / Scrum Certifications (Good to Have).
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  Technical & Functional Expertise
  •    SAP S/4HANA Public & Private Cloud
  •    SAP ECC Transformations
  •    SAP Activate Methodology
  •    SAP Integration Suite / CPI
  •    SAP BTP
  •    SAP FICO, MM, SD, PP, EWM, Ariba and Integration Landscapes
  •    Fit-to-Standard and Business Process Transformation
  •    Multi-country and Multi-site Implementations
  
  

Key Competencies

Leadership

•    Portfolio Governance
•    Program Management
•    Executive Stakeholder Management
•    Customer Relationship Management
•    Team Building & Mentoring

Delivery Excellence

•    SAP Implementation Delivery
•    Risk & Issue Management
•    Financial Governance
•    Resource Management
•    Quality Assurance

Business Skills
•    Commercial Management
•    Account Growth
•    Proposal & Solutioning Support
•    Contract & Change Request Governance

Personal Attributes
•    Strong ownership and accountability
•    Excellent communication and presentation skills
•    Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
•    Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
•    Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
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Success Measures
•    On-time and on-budget project delivery
•    Customer satisfaction and account growth
•    Portfolio revenue and margin achievement
•    Effective risk management and governance
•    Successful SAP S/4HANA transformation outcomes
•    Team engagement, utilization, and retention

Are you the person we're looking for? If yes, we look forward to receiving your application for this vacancy. 
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